Salt Lake Herald | 1907-09-08 | Page 29 | Confession of Murderer

CONFESSION OF MURDERER Unable to Eat or Sleep After Commit Committing ting Crime Tacoma Wash Sept 7 A special to the News says BaYS Andrew Strong or Strom has surrendered to the officials at Elma confessing he was the mur murderer murderer derer of ot Frank Todd who was struck down In his woodshed Saturday when he answered a knock at the door Strong told the city marshal he could neither eat nor sleep since he per performed performed performed formed the murder as he did Strong was turned over to the sheriff at Montesano and locked In a cell He gave the names of two men who he says paid Dald him to kill Todd The names of ot these thee men luen are not yet made public Todds body was found In the wood woodshed woodshed woodshed shed Sunday morning at 5 1 ly y his wife His skull had been crushed in with a hatchet and his pockets rifled rifted The police pollee had no clue until Strongs confession I